[meteorite-list] [AD] Major Site Update + Ebay Tonight + A Tucson Moment

[Notkin]

Dear Listees:

Greetings all, from hot and sunny Tucson. "Summer" is well upon us  
here. We've already had a couple of 100+ F days. Pretty different from  
when you are here visiting during the gem show. The snakes and  
scorpions are up and about and I've seen a few of each.

A Tucson moment I would like to share with you: I was out walking the  
other evening and came across a very large bull snake curled up in the  
road. He was taking a nap and wasn't pleased when I woke him up. I  
said: "Come on buddy, you can't sleep here. Some redneck will come  
along in a truck any minute and run you over." He didn't want to move  
and started hissing at me. I was clapping and jumping up and down and  
trying to get him out of harm's way when an elderly miner 49er-type  
guy with long white beard suddenly appeared -- as if from nowhere --  
out of the brush next to the road, with a tin mug in his hand.

"Whatcha doing feller?"

"Well, I'm trying to get this snake out of the road before he gets  
hurt."

"Yep! He can't sleep there or some redneck'll come along and squish  
him fer sure."

So, between us, we eventually manage to coax the big snake back into  
the brush and then the old miner guy disappeared himself into a  
thicket of mesquite trees after assuring me that we would have "good  
karma" for helping the snake. Only in Tucson.

And before that, I took an uncharacteristically long and very overdue  
vacation, so if anyone's been trying to reach me, sorry about that.  
Even I don't work *all* the time, and the laptop wasn't faring too  
well on the road  : )

Back to business:  On Friday we completed the largest-ever single  
update to Aerolite.org.

New additions include Gibeon, Toluca, Henbury, Mundrabilla, Chinga,  
Sikhote-Alin, Canyon Diablo, really nice pre-NWA Labenne Sahara stones  
with hand painted field numbers, oriented Millbillillies with 100%  
crust and tons of flow lines, complete crusted NWA stones, Libyan  
Desert Glass including some super-rare green specimens, excellent  
moldavites, historic Odessas found by Captain Draeger in the 1940s --  
a U.S. Navy officer who was a friend and close associate of Nininger's  
-- and even some Darwin Glass.

Our main sale catalogue directory is here:  http://www.aerolite.org/meteorites-for-sale.htm

Or you can view all new additions on one easy-to-use page here:  http://www.aerolite.org/new.htm

You'll notice that a few pieces are already reserved. They were  
snapped up by friends and colleagues on my preferred customer mailing  
list. My personal list members always get advance notice of  
interesting new material. If you'd like to be part of that list just  
send me an email. No cost, no obligation, no spam, and you can unsub  
at any time.

Most of the Draeger Odessas went really fast. I have a few more, not  
yet photographed, so let me know if you want one and we'll take some  
shots for you. Every Draeger Odessa comes with an exclusive vintage  
photo reproduction of Cpt. Draeger and one of his large Odessa finds,  
taken in 1947.


My News & Adventures page has also been updated with info about our  
Nat Geo show, and some Tucson 2008 photos:

http://www.aerolite.org/news.htm


Thank you to everyone who supported Dr. Art Ehlmann of TCU and myself  
by ordering copies of the Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Collection  
Catalog, which Art authored, and I designed and published. We had a  
few problems along the way -- delay with the slipcase manufacture;  
damage to many of the slipcases; and numerous copies, especially going  
overseas, were lost in the mail. I believe we have replaced all lost  
copies at our expense. If anyone ordered a copy from us and didn't yet  
receive it (apart from last week's orders) please let me know and  
we'll make good on it. Anyone who thinks publishing museum catalogs is  
a good way to make money, think again  : )

I still have a few of the Deluxe Editions, limited to 100 copies,  
signed and numbered by Dr. Ehlmann, with slipcase and an exclusive  
custom portrait photo of Oscar Monnig, courtesy of Oscar's god  
daughter. If you want one, please let me know soon. Regular and  
Slipcase editions, we still have a good supply.

Details:  http://www.aerolite.org/monnig-catalog.htm


And finally, a few eBay auctions ending in about an hour, including  
Carancas, Darwin Glass, 100% crusted Bassikounou, Vaca Muerta, and a  
Jim Kriegh / Twink Monrad Gold Basin.

All lots with no reserve:  http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZaerolitemeteorites


Thanks for listening and kind regards from the Wild West,

Geoff N.

www.aerolite.org
www.campometeorites.com